#2026-325Law approving France's agreement with CARICOM on accession to the privileges and immunities protocol
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This law approves France’s agreement with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on joining its 1985 protocol on privileges and immunities. In practical terms, it clears the way for the agreement to take effect under French law. The main impact is diplomatic and institutional, not commercial. It mainly concerns French authorities and CARICOM officials or bodies operating in France or in French-related dealings, by setting the legal status attached to the agreement.
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Key Changes
- Authorizes approval of France’s agreement with CARICOM
- Relates to accession to the 1985 privileges and immunities protocol
- Allows the agreement to be executed as French law
Obligations
What this law requires
French state authorities may approve the agreement between the Government of the French Republic and the Caribbean Community on accession to the 14 January 1985 Protocol on the privileges and immunities of CARICOM, as signed in Bridgetown on 20 February 2025.
French state authorities must execute the law as an act of the State, giving domestic effect to the authorization to approve the agreement between France and CARICOM on accession to the 1985 Protocol on Privileges and Immunities.
Once the agreement enters into force, French authorities and entities dealing with CARICOM bodies or representatives must recognize the privileges and immunities provided under the approved agreement and the 1985 Protocol, to the extent applicable in France.